Drug recall: Portia (levonorgestrel and ethinyl estradiol) Tablets, USP, 0.15 mg/0.03 mg, 28-count tablets (containing 21 pink…
Class III FDA enforcement event 64607. Recall start date: . Status in the FDA record: Terminated. Termination date: .
Reason for recall, in the words of FDA
Failed Tablet/Capsule Specifications: This recall is being carried out due to an out of specification result for appearance.
Class III, in the words of FDA
a situation in which use of or exposure to a violative product is not likely to cause adverse health consequences
Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc. started this drug recall on 12 Mar 2013. The firm address in the FDA record is in Sellersville, PA. FDA put the recall in Class III. FDA event 64607 has 2 product records. The first FDA enforcement report date is 17 Apr 2013. The record gives the status Terminated, with the termination date 15 Jan 2014.
It is important to note that most of the time recall classifications are determined after the recalling firm provides all of the information needed to determine the risk posed to public health. The classification and posting in the FDA Enforcement Report should not be seen as an expansion or change to a firm’s voluntary public warning.
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Distribution
In the words of FDA.
Nationwide
Recalling firm
Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc., Sellersville, PA.
Recalling firm: The firm that the FDA record names for a recall.
FDA records how the recall started: Voluntary: Firm initiated.
Products
2 product records in the event.
| Recall number | Product | Quantity | Class | Status | Report date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D-245-2013 | Portia (levonorgestrel and ethinyl estradiol) Tablets, USP, 0.15 mg/0.03 mg, 28-count tablets (containing 21 pink tablets followed by 7 white tablets) per blister card packaged in 6 blister cards per carton, Rx only, Barr Laboratories, Inc., Pomona, NY 10970, NDC 0555-9020-58. | 17,661 blister cards | Class III | Terminated | 17 Apr 2013 |
| D-246-2013 | Jolessa (levonorgestrel/ethinyl estradiol) Tablets, 0.15 mg/0.03 mg, 91-count tablets per extended-cycle tablet dispenser packaged in 3 dispensers per carton, Rx only, Manufactured By: Barr Laboratories, Inc., Pomona, NY 10970; Manufactured For: Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Sellersville, PA 18960, NDC 0555-9123-66. | 71,893 dispensers | Class III | Terminated | 17 Apr 2013 |
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Class III: The lowest of the three FDA recall classes.
The event in context
- Drug events that started in 2013
- 370
- Share of these events in Class III
- 26%
- Product records in this event
- 2Median of the firm: 1
- Events of the firm on the register
- 60
Other events of the firm
Official channels
- FDA enforcement report D-245-2013The FDA record of the first product of this event.
- FDA: recalls, market withdrawals and safety alertsThe recall notices on the FDA site.
- FDA MedWatchThe FDA safety reporting program for drugs and medical devices.
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Cite this page
Recall Register. FDA enforcement event 64607. https://recallregister.com/fda/iii/64607/. Source: openFDA enforcement reports. Data through .
Sources
- Source
- openFDA drug enforcement reports
- Licence
- CC0 1.0
- Export date
- 28 Sep 2026
- Newest FDA report date on the register
- 23 Sep 2026
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Questions
- Where was the product distributed?
- The FDA record gives this distribution:
Nationwide
- What quantity of product is in FDA event 64607?
- The event has 2 product records. The first record gives this quantity:
17,661 blister cards
- How did the recall start?
- The FDA record says:
Voluntary: Firm initiated
- How many drug recalls of 2013 have the same class?
- 26% of the 370 drug events that started in 2013 are in Class III.